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salinsky

(1,065 posts) Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:05 PM Mar 2016

Gallup: Obama's Approval at Three Year High

President Barack Obama’s job approval has hit an almost three-year high among Americans, according to Gallup.

Fifty-percent of Americans approve of Obama’s performance as the country’s chief executive, the highest level since May 2013. This is an uptick from his average approval rating during his seventh year in office, which was 46 percent, according to Gallup.

This is a direct reflection of the quality of candidates comprising this year's primaries fields.

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Gallup: Obama's Approval at Three Year High (Original Post) salinsky Mar 2016 OP

Great LyndaG Mar 2016 #1

and...what was Bush's at this point in his presidency? jpak Mar 2016 #2

Presidential approval correlates strongly with election victories Hortensis Mar 2016 #3

Yes, anything can happen between now and November, but we're trending in the right direction ... salinsky Mar 2016 #4

Absolutely! And with any luck, we will have a little Hortensis Mar 2016 #6

Is that actually true? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #5

Nevertheless, it's real. We're talking about hundreds Hortensis Mar 2016 #7

LyndaG

(683 posts)

1. Great

Reply to salinsky (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:56 PM

Mar 2016

But, it should be even higher. Thank you for posting this.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

2. and...what was Bush's at this point in his presidency?

Reply to salinsky (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 01:58 PM

Mar 2016

half that...

yup

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. Presidential approval correlates strongly with election victories

Reply to salinsky (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 02:00 PM

Mar 2016

for his party. This national mood can swing wildly and frivolously from week to week and overrides many other factors that should carry more weight. Let's just hope we're feeling good in November.

salinsky

(1,065 posts)

4. Yes, anything can happen between now and November, but we're trending in the right direction ...

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 02:04 PM

Mar 2016

... unemployment is down as well.

It may be that the candidate who more closely ties themselves to President Obama's policies will have the winning strategy, and that ain't Bernie.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

6. Absolutely! And with any luck, we will have a little

Reply to salinsky (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:57 PM

Mar 2016

cosmetic disaster that President Obama can deal with in heroic and typically caring Democratic fashion.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

5. Is that actually true?

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:39 PM

Mar 2016

Of the post-WW2 presidents who got to this stage, we have:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx

Truman: 31% - party lost
Eisenhower: 64% - party lost
Reagan: 50% party won
Clinton: 63% - narrow popular vote for same party
GW Bush: 32% - party lost

I can't see that as a 'strong' correlation. The one time with a definite win for the president's party was GHW Bush following Reagan - who is in the midrange of popularity. Gore did get more votes for president, and arguably should have won Florida, but Eisenhower was just as popular as Clinton, and his party (and vice-president) lost.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

7. Nevertheless, it's real. We're talking about hundreds

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:58 PM

Mar 2016

of down-ticket elections as well as the one at the top.

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